Bronze, Unlooped Palstave Axe

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Dataset Open access

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Authors: The Hunt Museum
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18949207
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Abstract

A cast unlooped, palstave axe with a stop or ledge-ridge joining the flanges across the top. The cutting edge is splayed, flanges large leaf shapes and the stop-ridge is straight. The flanges continue only slightly beyond the ridge. A Middle Bronze Age development of the flanged axe to create a more effective hafting technique. They occur throughout Europe with early examples in Ireland dating to the Killymaddy/Acton Park phase of the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1,600 BC). More.

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Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archaeological and Geological Studies Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
11 March 2026
Language
EN
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